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expect others to maintain these codes of conduct and so should
be followed by everybody.
The aforesaid means that the humanity may have many religions
but it will have one and only one
dharma —
the
Manava-Dharma
(the dharma of the mankind), the
Sanatana Dharma
(the dharma
that is eternal; the one that existed in the most ancient times
and will continue to exist in present and future), or humanism
— the Universal
Dharma. Manava-Dharma
is best explained in
the Vedas that originated from the most benevolent God who
only brought the human beings on this planet by His
extraordinary creative energy. The ancient literature supports
this view:
vedo-akhiln dharma-mulam
(Vedas are the origin of
all that is
dharma), dharmajijriasamananam pramanam
poranzarn irutih
(Those who desire to know
dharma,
for them
the ultimate authority is Vedas),
sarh irutena gamemahi ma vi
rr7dhisi
(Follow the path of the Vedas and not otherwise). While
religions divide us, the
Mthiava-Dharma
can unite the entire
humanity into one fabric giving rise to universal love,
brotherhood and peace. The unifying powers of God and Vedas
can not be overemphasized.
Vedas for All: God's creation is for one and all. The sun and
the moon, the water and the air, the plantS and the trees, the
rivers and the mountains, and everything else in this wonderful
world are for one and all living species. God creates things for
the benefit of everyone. While all species come into the world
with natural knowledge in an instinctive form, man has to
undergo great effort and industry to obtain knowledge through
his powerful faculty of intellect. While all species possess
instinct, only man possesses intellect—the
huddhi.
Therefore,
members of other living species do not require Vedas; they are
for the human beings only. Being God's revelation, it is for
every human being. Yajurveda declares
yathernizm vdcam
kalyanirn vadanim janebhyah.
That is, the Vedas are for every
human being. There can be absolutely no discrimination based
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